Can A Woman Become A Carpenter

It is a satisfying job that you can keep because carpenters are always in demand no matter what season it might be.

Can a woman become a carpenter. I hope this trend is changing but its hard to tell. Daniela Lopez-Granada 23 from Point Cook said she was shocked to receive the award which came with thousands of dollars worth of tools she didnt yet own including a framing gun and a circular saw. The industry doesnt market these opportunities to women.

Now in her final year of a 24-month trainee carpenter course she says. I have never met a female carpenter plumber electrician or mason. Now all of the union work is very sectioned offcarpenter scaffolder formworker cabinetmaker.

Step 3 Equip Yourself with Experience. Ask why so few carpenters are women and the answer is almost always the same. The skills needed to take some time to acquire.

Carpenters assistant sought women strongly encouraged to apply. I have worked non-union jobs making furniture and really enjoyed that. But with all that said and deeply believed Im not sure the jobsite or the lumberyard or the trades can handle a pregnant carpenter.

There arent enough resources to let women know they can be carpenters let alone to help them stay in the industry. Currently nearly 700000 carpenters work in the United States. For example the United Brotherhood of Carpenters actively encourages women to become carpenters through its Sisters In the Brotherhood initiative.

When Carpenter started her career as a frontline nurse 30 years ago she never imagined she would end up. The trade is considered general carpentry so its very broad. A Carpentry School Can Teach You More Than the Basics.